Cliff Hampton called meeting to order and reminded members
of absentee policy of the Senate. If a member is absent
three times without an excuse, that member is recalled
and their department head is contacted in order to have
an election to replace the recalled member.

Hampton introduced a new representative, Marty Brock,
and asked her to introduce herself. He also stated that
she had been requested to serve as Secretary for the meeting.

Hampton requested that the members review the minutes
from the September 2005 meeting and asked for a motion
for action on the minutes. Wayne Wilkerson motioned to
accept the minutes, Hamid Borazjani seconded and the minutes
were approved unanimously. Hampton introduced another
new member of the senate who had an excused absence, Shane
Burgess.

Report from the Chair:

Updated Senate Contacts List - Asked members to review
the updated contact information provided and to make sure
that individual information is correct. Hampton stated
that the information will be posted to the website, hopefully,
next week. Hampton also noted that there are still several
vacancies.

Draft Committee Assignments – Hampton asked members to
review the draft committee assignments. He noted that
according to the bylaws, once a member is assigned to a
committee, the member remains on that committee throughout
their term, unless changed by the chair. Hampton also
stated that in order to attain a balance of representation
from each of the five organizations within the division,
some members did not receive the priority assignments they
requested. Members were advised that if they had a problem
with their committee assignment to notify the chair.

Update from Dr. Watson – Hampton stated that according
to Dr. Watson, the LBO hearings were cancelled. The chair
stated that the DAVFM Faculty Senate has been charged by
Dr. Watson to develop strategies as to how the division
will continue to do business in lieu of the fact that travel
has been increased to 48.5 cents per mile. Hampton asked
the resources committee to develop recommendations to answer
this question and provide an update report to the full
senate at the next meeting. A motion was made and seconded
to send this to the resource committee. The motion was
approved unanimously.

Hampton asked Linda Andrews for a report on the status
of the coast. Andrews stated that progress is being made
but it may take up to a year before debris removal is complete.
Andrews also expressed appreciation for the MSU work crews
on behalf of the employees affected on the coast.

Report from the Vice Chair:

The Vice Chair, Steve Nichols, began by expressing appreciation
to the members for their correspondence via email requesting
committee assignments. Nichols also advised new members
that they could email him to request committee assignments.
Nichols asked members to email him their current year of
service on the faculty senate and when their term will
expire. It was noted that a representative seat from Plant
and Soil Science was still vacant. Al Rankin stated that
an email soliciting nominations for the position had been
sent to the department by the department head. Also, CVM
Patholbiology/Popultion Med, CVM Diagnostic Lab and Ag
and Bioengineering have been notified of their vacant positions.

Report on Robert Holland Faculty Senate:

Laurie Grace, representing the division with Robert Holland
Faculty Senate, reported that the main issue being discussed
in the Robert Holland Faculty Senate is the proposal for
the promotion of non-tenured faculty. She believes that
there is considerable confusion campus wide on how our
division does business and the process is being complicated
unnecessarily. Grace pointed out several inconsistencies
in the draft proposal for promotion of non-tenured faculty.
For example, there is no provision in the draft for faculty
members who have appointments in more than one organization.
Grace stated that she would discuss these issues with the
Robert Holland Faculty Senate at their next meeting.

Unfinished Business:

Clarification of Secretary as an officer – Hampton discussed
the need to clarify the selection process for the role
of Secretary to the DAFVM Faculty Senate. There has been
past discussion within the DAFVM Faculty Senate on whether
or not the position should be made an officer. The chair
has the ability to appoint a member to be the secretary.
A motion was made that the issue be sent to the bylaws
committee to review the bylaws and bring back a recommendation
on how to solve the Secretary issue. The motion was seconded
and unanimously approved.

Robert Holland Faculty Senate Representative – Currently
there is not a member of the DAFVM Faculty Senate who is
also a member of the Robert Holland Faculty Senate. Hampton
stated that the process of appointing a representative
to the Robert Holland Faculty Senate should be clarified.
Wayne Wilkerson made a motion that the issue be sent to
the bylaws committee for review, Hamid Borazjani seconded.
The motion was passed unanimously. Hampton requested that
an update from the bylaws committee on this issue be given
at the next meeting.

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